BE PART OF OUR RESEARCH PROJECTS!

Posted onSeptember 13, 2018July 2, 2019AuthorNicole Loeser

Here at The Universal Sea we are not only working tirelessly against the plastic epidemic in the world’s waterways, but we also conduct independent research projects. The results from these surveys will be included in the Universal Sea guidebook currently Read More …

What’s going on at Art Moments – The Universal Sea Budapest Festival

Posted onSeptember 12, 2018October 1, 2018AuthorApril Dell

Here at The Universal Sea we’re busy getting ready for our upcoming event collaboration with HybridArt Management at the annual Art Moments festival hosted in Budapest. Dedicated to broadening the impact of art and the role of the artist, our Read More …

Our Guidebook – coming soon!

Posted onSeptember 11, 2018October 25, 2018AuthorMimiRobson

The Universal Sea – The art and innovation guide against the plastic epidemic is a guidebook* being crafted and developed as we speak by The Universal Sea Project *The pages will not be empty 😉 Currently, there are many people Read More …

Inspirations from Techfestival Copenhagen

Posted onSeptember 10, 2018AuthorApril Dell

The Universal Sea has just returned from the Techfestival in Copenhagen where for five days in September organisers and speakers came together with the tech community to explore how technology shapes our lives today and how we can solve human Read More …

Robertina Šebjanič at Ars Electronica

Posted onSeptember 7, 2018September 9, 2018AuthorTina Bayer

We are proud that our Artist in Residence Robertina Šebjanič (SI) is also part of the Ars Electronica residency. Together with Gjino Šutič (HR), she realized the project ‘aqua_forensic‘ for their festival. Finally, the exhibition is open to the public, and you Read More …

We announce the second open call winners!

Posted onSeptember 3, 2018September 4, 2018AuthorApril Dell

We are excited to announce that from an inspiring selection of submissions, the three winning artists from our “Pure or Plastic?!” second international open call have been selected! In May we put the call out to artists to respond to Read More …

The Universal Sea at Techfestival in Copenhagen

Posted onAugust 20, 2018September 3, 2018AuthorNicole Loeser

This summer there are so many interesting social impact and innovation festivals around Europe to get involved in. At The Universal Sea, we are delighted to report our presence at quite a few of them. The next festival lighting up Read More …

The Universal Sea – Third Open Call For Short Films

Posted onAugust 17, 2018AuthorNicole Loeser

Do you believe in the power of art as a catalyst for change? Art has the power to spark emotions, questions and even action. This is why we are organizing an array of activities to fight the plastic epidemic What Read More …

Public voting for second open call entries ends soon!

Posted onAugust 16, 2018November 16, 2018AuthorNicole Loeser

We are overwhelmed by the quality of the submitted projects to our second open call and the effort put in by each candidate. And we invite you to give us your opinion too. Only two weeks are left to vote for Read More …

Art Moments – The Universal Sea Budapest Festival

Posted onAugust 10, 2018August 24, 2018AuthorNicole Loeser

Even today is a bit cooler we know that summer is not over yet (luckily), and we do not wish to get ahead of ourselves, but we would like to do a little early promotion for our upcoming events. Our Read More …

WATT EN SCHLICK FESTIVAL

Posted onJuly 25, 2018July 25, 2018AuthorEleonora Bidiville

WATT EN SCHLICK FEST is a festival held directly on the beach at the Wattenmeer World Heritage Site. With an urban mix of music, literature, film, and theatre showcased across four different stages, the festival promises to be a chill weekend Read More …

The Universal Sea – Second Open Call

Posted onJuly 25, 2018August 11, 2018AuthorNicole Loeser

Do you believe in the power of art as a catalyst for change? The Universal Sea closed its second international call for artists and creatives. Art has the power to spark emotions, questions and even action. This is why Read More …

The Ocean Plastics Lab

Posted onJuly 18, 2018July 18, 2018AuthorGrace Hewitt

There are many fantastic organisations and initiatives, just like The Universal Sea, employing a variety of strategies in order to tackle plastic waste in the ocean. One such example, and in fact one of our media partners, is Ocean Plastics Read More …

Are you a busy bee? Thecamp’s HIVE residency might be for you!

Posted onJuly 18, 2018July 18, 2018AuthorGrace Hewitt

How to describe our friends and partners Thecamp? They call themselves, “A base camp for exploring the future,” and maybe this is the most apt description. Based in the idyllic countryside of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region of Southern France, thecamp Read More …

A city literally built on water – what could be better for The Universal Sea?!

Posted onJune 15, 2018AuthorGrace Hewitt

In a flurry of packing suitcases and double-checking for passports, The Universal Sea is off to Amsterdam, 21-22 June 2018, for our next European station! This time our event is part of a city-wide multi-day festival called WeMakeThe.City Festival which Read More …

The Universal Sea featured in ECOFEMINIST Magazine

Posted onJune 15, 2018AuthorAlasdair McTernan

This week at the Universal Sea, we are happy to be the subject of a feature in ECOFEMINIST, a leading online magazine. The ē-kō-ˈfe-mə-nist movement applies feminist principles to ecological issues. With less than a week to go before the TUS’ Read More …

Frankie Moughton-Small at The University of Flensburg

Posted onJune 11, 2018August 11, 2018AuthorFrankie Moughton-Small

Now the show’s on! The European University of Flensburg has joined The Universal Sea as a partner institution. It has invited the London-based designer Frankie Moughton-Small, one of the selected artists in The Universal Sea’s Open Call, to its Artist Read More …

The Universals Sea x WeMakeThe.City, Amsterdam 21-22 June 2018

Posted onJune 2, 2018June 20, 2018AuthorEleonora Bidiville

The Universal Sea is uniting forces with the WeMakeThe.City Festival. Our station will be running over two days (21-22 June 2018, 10:00 – 19:00), in the city of the 165 canals and 1,281 bridges. The event consists of inspiring pecha-kucha presentations and co-creation workshops, Read More …

Kosovo here we come! 9 – 10 June 2018

Posted onJune 1, 2018June 5, 2018AuthorEleonora Bidiville

On the occasion of the annual tech festival DOKU.TECH organised in Europe’s youngest country Kosovo, The Universal Sea is proud to hold its station in the capital Pristina from 9 – 10 June 2018. The event is a great chance to get committed Read More …

Who’s Meeting Us in Finland? (I wish I were)

Posted onMay 31, 2018June 1, 2018AuthorGrace Hewitt

Here at The Universal Sea, we are getting rather excited. Why? Because next Tuesday 5.06 our Finnish event kicks off at Aalto Design Factory in Espoo/Helsinki. So, we thought we’d take the opportunity to write a post dedicated to introducing Read More …

A great university for a great venue: The Aalto University in Espoo

Posted onMay 29, 2018May 28, 2018AuthorEleonora Bidiville

Located at approximately 20 min from the center of Helsinki, Finland, Aalto University was established as a priority project in the Finnish university renewal. The idea was to create a new innovative university merging science and technology, design and art, Read More …

What’s up in Espoo/Helsinki, Finland? 5 – 6 June 2018

Posted onMay 11, 2018May 25, 2018AuthorEleonora Bidiville

Hello Finland, here we come! From 5 – 6 June 2018 The Universal Sea will be visiting the land of saunas and reindeer located both on the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland. The event will consist of inspiring keynote Read More …

The Grand Opening at Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko, Poland

Posted onMay 11, 2018August 14, 2018AuthorEleonora Bidiville

Sun was out and The Universal Sea was ready for an intense programme. The Grand Opening, which took place on Sunday 22 April 2018 at The Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko, celebrated the start of The Universal Sea tour Read More …

The Grand Opening of The Universal Sea – Pure or Plastic?!

Posted onApril 12, 2018September 24, 2018AuthorYingyi Han

We are proud to announce the Grand Opening of our art and innovation project: The Universal Sea – Pure or Plastic?!. The art and science exhibition organized by The Universal Sea will take place at the museum and art center, Read More …

TOP 5 Winners of our first Artist Open Call

Posted onApril 11, 2018June 18, 2019AuthorEleonora Bidiville

*Drums roll* and our five finalists are… Ewa Markiewicz (PL) – Scheme that will survive ages Frankie Moughton-Small (UK) – The Plastic Sea Julia Vegh (HU) and Erika Kapronczai (HU) – Plastic Waste Labyrinth Liina Klauss (DE) – Broken Dreams No.1 Robertina Šebjanič (SI) – Read More …

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